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At a glance
- Small center, licensed for 27 children.
- Run by a nonprofit. A board oversees it, and there are no owners taking profit.
What the state has found
The state cited rules at 2 of its 5 licensing inspections since September 2022.
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Licensing inspections
Apr 28, 20261 citation
CCR 101216(f)Type B
“(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that the Director's CPR and First Aid certificate expired on 11/30/2025. There is no other staff having the current CPR and First Aid training certificate on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.”
CCR 101216(f)
- Mar 11, 2025Nothing cited
Aug 9, 20241 citation
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)Type B
“1597.16(a) Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based upon record review, the facility did not test for lead until 3/14/2023, which poses / posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.”
HSC 1597.16(a)(1)
- May 2, 2024Nothing cited
- Sep 21, 2022Nothing cited
The state cited rules at 2 of this center's 5 inspections. Most Bay Area centers inspected 5 times had fewer: 64% of 457 had rules cited at 1 or none.
How all 457 Bay Area centers inspected 5 times compare
Of the 457 Bay Area centers the state inspected 5 times, how many of those inspections cited a rule:
- None29%
- 1 of 535%
- 2 of 523%This center
- 3 of 59%
- 4 of 54%
- All 5under 1%
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State record — California CDSS Community Care Licensing
- Last visit
- April 28, 2026
- On file
- 5 visits since September 2022 — 3 cited nothing
- Most serious
- Type B —
(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that the Director's CPR and First Aid certificate expired on 11/30/2025. There is no other staff having the current CPR and First Aid training certificate on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
· April 28, 2026
California CDSS publishes the full investigation narrative for a complaint, including its disposition, and classifies a citation Type A — an immediate risk to a child — or Type B.
Apr 2026 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · April 28, 2026
CCR 101216(f) · Type B
(f) At least one staff member who is trained in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation and pediatric first aid pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.866 shall be present when children are at the child care center or offsite for center activities. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above that the Director's CPR and First Aid certificate expired on 11/30/2025. There is no other staff having the current CPR and First Aid training certificate on file, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Aug 2024 Licensing visit 1 finding
Licensing visit · August 9, 2024
HSC 1597.16(a)(1) · Type B
1597.16(a) Lead Testing (1) A licensed child day care center, as defined in Section 1596.76, that is located in a building that was constructed before January 1, 2010, shall have its drinking water tested for lead contamination levels on or after January 1, 2020, but no later than January 1, 2023, and every five years after the date of the initial test. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based upon record review, the facility did not test for lead until 3/14/2023, which poses / posed a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to the persons in care.
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Details
- Phone
- (415) 333-2659
- Address
- 1252 Sunnydale Ave, San Francisco, 94134
- License
- 384001195
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Sources and dates
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All checked November 2026.
State record
From California CDSS Community Care Licensing’s published reports, last checked November 5, 2026.
Details
- Phone, Address, License, Who runs it ccld.dss.ca.gov
Small means the smallest quarter of Bay Area’s 439 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 8 to 30 children. Medium is 31 to 75; large is 76 to 312.